Finland: Introduction

Capital: Helsinki

Population

Total Population: 5,363,624

Annual Growth Rate: 0.5%

Density: 18 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 63.9%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Helsinki (1,100,000); Tampere (300,000); Turku (250,000); Oulu (170,000); Lahti (110,000).

Ethnic Origins: Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.7%, Russian 0.4%, Estonian 0.2%, Roma (Gypsy) 0.2%, Sami 0.1%

Official Language: The official languages are Finnish and Swedish. Finnish is spoken by 92% and Swedish by 5.5% of the population. .

Other Languages Spoken: Sami (Lappish) is the mother tongue of approximately 1,700 people in Lapland.

Business Language(s): English is the business language. The knowledge of English is very good throughout the country.

Religion: Lutheran Church of Finland 84.2%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Helsinki

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Euro (EUR)

Country Overview

Area: 338,420 km²

Type of State: Republic, democracy.

Type of Economy: High-income economy, OECD member.
A very competitive country; at the leading edge in the sector of new technologies. Finland is the country of the euro zone that has been the hardest hit by the crisis

HDI*: 0.871/1

HDI (World Rank): 16/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

-18°

Low: -12° | High: -12°

Humidity: 81% | Wind: -18 km/h
Sunrise: 8:26 am | Sunset: 4:41 pm

Helsinki, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Finland, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Finland, Dial +358

Internet Suffix: .fi

Computers: 50.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 31.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 78.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	69,375	81,704	91,781	60,890	68,095
Exports of Goods (million USD)	77,206	90,025	96,456	62,855	69,264
Imports of Services (million USD)	18,571	22,613	30,377	25,636	22,864
Exports of Services (million USD)	17,388	23,167	31,772	27,482	24,750

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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